Phil Hartman -- The Saturday Night Live mainstay died at age 49 on May 28, 1998. Cause of death: shot three times by his wife, Brynn Hartman, who then killed herself. Quote: "I benefit from the Mr. Potato Head syndrome. Put a wig and a nose and glasses on me, and I disappear."
As an actor, I felt I couldn't compete. I wasn't as cute as the leading man; I wasn't as brilliant as Robin Williams.
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Even at Westchester High in West LA, I was class clown.
Phil Hartman
I could do John Wayne, Jack Benny, Jack Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and entertain my friends. But I never seriously considered it as a career choice.
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I found the writing arena to be much less competitive.
Phil Hartman
I was 36, and I had decided to quit acting because it was so disappointing.
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I've succeeded beyond my wildest dreams - financially and the amount of fun I have in my life.
Phil Hartman
One of the remarkable things about my career is that it has been marked by steady, incremental progress. No sudden spikes up, and no sudden downfalls, either.
Phil Hartman
The one thing I could do was voices and impersonations and weird characters, and there was really no call for that, except on Saturday Night Live.
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